impending /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline. noun1 •Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.Although I do think about death quite regularly, my intense fear of lesser impendings has taught me that the only way I will survive it is to remain objective […] — 1994 formsimpendings
